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doganjo

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What's this?
« on: June 18, 2013, 12:47:25 pm »
Was in a dumpy bag with rasp bushes, now in a separate container.  What is it, please? ???
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spandit

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Re: What's this?
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2013, 05:23:33 pm »
Looks like goat willow to me
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little blue

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Re: What's this?
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2013, 08:15:58 pm »
I thought willow,
the stuff gets everywhere!
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doganjo

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Re: What's this?
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2013, 03:47:59 pm »
Nope not willow, got a lot of that.
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spandit

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Re: What's this?
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2013, 05:22:05 pm »
Nope not willow, got a lot of that.

What, all 400 species? I'm stumped if it isn't
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spandit

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Re: What's this?
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2013, 05:28:27 pm »
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SallyintNorth

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Re: What's this?
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2013, 01:24:51 am »
I love goat willow  :).  It is quite different from regular willow.  It'll tolerate drier conditions than regular willow, I think.

There are a few leaves on Annie's pic that I did think could be goat willow - but I wasn't sure.  I don't live near Westonbirt any more, or I could go and take some pics of a real beauty for you.
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doganjo

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Re: What's this?
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2013, 09:33:07 am »
Does look awfully similar to this:

http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/sapcote/gallery,308822.html
Oh sorry you're right, it could well be that  :excited:- I was thinking of the regular type of willow, as Sally mentioned.  Didn't realise there were 400 different types either. :-[

I'll need to find a big space for it then - or give it away on freegle

It's the only one in my garden and can't see any others around here - could it have self seeded from say a bird drop[ping? Got lots of pigeons here.
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spandit

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Re: What's this?
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2013, 07:45:11 pm »
The seeds are airborne, I think - tiny and get everywhere. Give it away or guerrilla plant it somewhere - they're apparently not easy to propagate
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doganjo

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Re: What's this?
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2013, 12:05:28 am »
Just found this - In Ireland it was thought that goat willow can protect against enchantment and that it is lucky to take a rod/twig on a journey.

Maybe I'll just leave it where it is  :innocent:
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SallyintNorth

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Re: What's this?
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2013, 12:10:10 am »
 :love:
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